‘She’s Playing Within the Rules’: Amid Blazing Controversy, Caitlyn Jenner Staunchly Wanted The LPGA Tour to Welcome Hailey Davidson With a Valid Reasoning

The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) is not unknown to anyone involved in the world of golf. The American organization for female golfers has top names from the industry in its field. Recently, however, a trans golfer has been fighting to find a spot on its field. Things have not been as black and white as one would imagine.

The LPGA is the pinnacle of women’s golf, at the moment. We all agree with that and so does Caitlyn Jenner. She recently commented on the aforementioned issue.

Caitlyn Jenner talks about the fight to find a place for a trans golfer on the LPGA Tour

Fox News contributor, Caitlyn Jenner, has been vocal on issues concerning transpeople in the world of sports. She has given her balanced opinions in the past about the case of Lia Thomas. Lia is a trans woman who was trying to find a spot on the women’s swimming team.

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However, Caitlyn was not in support of the same. According to her, Lia’s case was not fair considering her physical differences in contrast to other players. She had gone through male puberty, and as a result, had a bigger cardiovascular system.

Although Caitlyn did not choose to remain on the opposite side of the story when it came to the case of Hailey Davidson. Hailey is also a trans woman who wanted a spot on the LPGA Tour. Jenner reasoned out Davidson’s ask by talking about the nature of golf.

Verily, Golf, as a game, is more centered around touch and feel than it is around the exercise of physical strength. Thus, Caitlyn decided to support the permission given to Davidson to play on the LPGA tour next season.

She said, “I’ve been very consistent with how I’ve tried to approach these transgender athletes. It really depends on the sport. Every sport is different. Obviously, we saw with Lia Thomas, she had gone through male puberty, bigger cardiovascular system, it just wasn’t fair. And fortunately, we won that one”

Talking about Davidson, she added,

Is the LPGA Tour achieving the best of its potential?

It is a known fact that there exists a lot of disparity between the men’s and the women’s tours, especially when it comes to viewership. As the inadequate streaming of the events of the LPGA Tour continues, its potential for growth drops.

The major problem is that of investment and the use of adequate technology when it comes to the broadcasting of women’s games. The disparity in pay is also not a hidden reality no one can deny.’

Recently, Lisa Cornwell reacted to the same. The talent house recently criticized the Ladies’ Professional Golf Association for its inability to achieve the growth it potentially could.

She said, “The LPGA Tour will never grow the way it could (or should) with this current TV contract. It’s stifling the women’s game.”

She blamed the current TV contract being the reason why LPGA’s growth is stifled. According to her, the LPGA needs a network partner that empathizes with the motto LPGA stands for and gives it the right spot in media.

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